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In a unanimous decision, the highest court threw out Massachusetts buffer zone law. While not ruling them out entirely, the Supreme Court ruled that requiring protestors to stay at least thirty five feet away from abortion clinics is unconstitutional.

"What Vermonters should pay attention to is how the Supreme Court's ruling is going to affect our buffer zones here in Vermont," Hannah said.

WPTZ broke the news to Vermont State's Attorney T.J. Donovan. "At the end of the day we're going to make sure that people who are seeking medical consult will have access," he said.

Questions are popping up on how the Queen City will react to the ruling.

"I'm troubled by this decision," Donovan said.

Hanna suspects the city of Burlington will have to make some changes. First up, they'll have to review their buffer zone laws originally put in place to discourage harassment outside of reproductive clinics.

"When somebody stands in front of you and tries to talk you out of having a medical procedure, that does intimidate you, but the court says there are other ways to get at that problem other than restricting the speech," she said.

State House Judiciary Chairman Bill Lippert reacted saying both access to services and protection of free speech is crucial.

"Balancing those competing principles is very important," he said.

Another facet to this Supreme Court ruling - it may affect Vermont's laws involving military funerals.